A video claiming the amount celebrities were paid to endorse Kamala Harris went viral on X. The video was posted on social media after Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential elections. The tweet quickly went viral, with nearly four million views as of the writing of this article. It is worth noting that no official sources have confirmed the aforementioned payments.
Meanwhile, several netizens took to X to express their shock over the alleged payments made by Kamala Harris’ campaign. One netizen commented on Eminem’s receiving the lowest amount of money. Comments on the social networking site read:
“$10 million for an introduction?” An X user asked, “Who was responsible for Kamala’s budget?”
A platform user stated, “They emptied their DNC accounts into the friends’ accounts.”
“Who needs friends, when you can buy them with other people’s cash?” a netizen asked.
Other internet users then went on to say that the money spent for celebrity endorsements had been wasted. Comments on the internet read:
“$10,000,000 for 2 seconds of Beyonce, and we wonder why no one has money to live a decent lifestyle …,”,” said an X user.
“Aren’t the payments here really BRIBES?” Another platform user asked: “Aren’t BRIBES prohibited in campaigns?”
“Ha! Eminem received $2 million for 20 seconds of weak endorsement and an introduction. “What a complete idiotic saleout,” said a netizen.
Other comments read: Other comments are:
This is the reason why people turn against celebrities. “Finally,” said an X-user.
Another internet user stated: “When you need to pay someone to support you …,”.”
Oprah revealed that she wasn’t paid to endorse Kamala Harris
On 11 November, Oprah confirmed exclusively with TMZ she was never paid by the Harris Walz campaign to promote Kamala Harris. It comes after online reports that she was allegedly paid a million dollars. Oprah Winfrey, after Donald Trump won the election, confirmed that these reports were false.
“I was never paid anything.”
She has been a vocal supporter of Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the past. She has been a vocal supporter of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton in the past.
Meanwhile, experts have opined that celebrity endorsements do not make much of a change when it comes to who gets elected. Arizona State University Professor Margaretha Bentley said to The Guardian,
“Celebrity endorsements increase civic engagement …”
She added, however, that at the end,
It has not been proven to have an impact on the way people vote.”
New York University professor Laurence Maslon told the news outlet that:
“Endorsements have probably always done more for the celebrity than the person being endorsed.”
Meanwhile, a few celebrities who endorsed Donald Trump include Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Jake Paul, Dr. Phil, Caitlyn Jenner, Mel Gibson, Joe Exotic, Zachary Levi, and more.
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Udisha edited this article
2024-11-13 01:56:14